Grimsby Town midfielder Mitch Rose is hopeful the club can push for promotion from League Two next season.

Speaking after Town’s 4-0 win over Bideford AFC, in which he got a brace, the 23-year-old said: “As a group we all have the same objective, collectively, to try and push into that Play-Off spot.

“Every season I make personal targets, so I’ve got them for myself, but as a group our objective is to try and get into that top seven and compete.

“And I think with the players we’ve got, we’re more than capable of doing that.

“Consistency is important and getting the players learning and understanding each other better as the weeks go on, and it’s a bonus to go into the season unbeaten as we are so far because it creates that confidence going into the season and it gives us that boost.

“I think that it really does help the group because we’re going into the games, irrespective of opposition whether they’re higher or lower, with the confidence and fearlessness that we can beat them.

Mitch Rose opens the scoring for Town. Action from Grimsby Town against Bideford in Devon. (Image: Lee Blease)

“It’s sometimes difficult when you come up against lower opposition because there’s no easy games nowadays so it’s about

maintaining that consistency throughout pre-season, and it’s nice to get on the scoresheet as well.